Overseam-eyelet.



No. 653,!!3. Patented July 3, I900.

D. NOBLE.

OVERSEANI EYELETL (Application filed Mar. 5, 1900.)

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UNITED STATES DONALD NOBLE, OF LONDON, ENGLAND,

PATENT OFFICE.

WILSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

OVERSEAM-EYELET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,113, dated July 3,1900.

Application filed March 5, 1900. Serial No. 7 ,410- (NomodeL) To allwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DONALD NO LE, a sub-.

ject of the Queen of Great Britain, and a resident of 11 to 21 Paulstreet, Finsbury, London,

E. 0., England, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements inEyelets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in eyelets,and has cs pecial reference to that class of eyelets made by punching orpuncturing a hole in the ma terial in which the eyelet is located andthen encircling the perforation thus made with radial or overcaststitches.

When very small eyelets are made-such as are used in shirt-bosoms,&c.-it is unnecessary to punch out a hole for the reason that the needlewill by its repeated piercing of the material at the eyelet center forman aperture of sufficient size. Also in making eyelets in knit goods itis better to make the hole by piercing, as with a sharp-pointed spur,rather than by cutting with a punch, so that none of the material willbe removed, the threads of the latter being simply forced apartsufficiently to obtain an aperture of the desired size. I

The object of my invention is to provide an eyelet of this descriptionwhose stitches shall be securely fastened or locked 7 againstunraveling, thus greatly strengthening the eyelet and renderingthe samemore serviceable.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, Figure 1 is a plan view of an eyelet constructed inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a sectional elevation taken on theline as 00 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 a similar view taken on the line y y inFig. 1.

Similar letters of reference denote like parts in the several figures.

A is the material within which the eyelet is located and which of courseforms a part thereof, and a is a perforation made therein of any desiredsize. 7 I

The edge of the perforation a is overseamed by radial stitches B. Theoverseam-stitches B may be of any convenient or desired length and may,if so desired, be overlapped somewhat at the beginning and terminationthereof; but for the purposes of my invention the complete encircling ofthe perforation with overseam-stitches is quite sufficient withoutoverlapping the latter at all.

lock-stitches G is preferably somewhat over lapped at the beginning andtermination thereof, as shown at c, Fig. 1. The principal function ofsaid line of plain stitches O is to securely fasten the radial stitchesB and prevent the latter from unraveling; but said plain stitches 0 notonly serve to secure said radial stitches in place, but also cause arounded bead or purl D to be formed upon the inner or wearing edge ofthe eyelet, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

As shown in the drawings, each one of the radial stitches B is stitcheddown or secured in place by a separate plain lock-stitch C, (see Fig.2;) but I do not Wish to be confined to securing each separate one ofthe radial stitches by a separate plain lock-stitch, since the number ofthe latter with respect to the former may be varied without departingfrom the spirit of my invention, the gist of which resides in thebroadidea of stitching down or fastening the radial or overseam stitcheswith a line of plain stitches encircling the eyelet-perforation andintersecting said radial stitches.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be observed that the interlocked radialand plain stitches at the point where the section is taken present theappearance of a closely-interwoven fabric, the advantage of which willbe apparent.

By fastening each of the radial stitches with a separate plainlock-stitch intersecting and overlying said radial stitches, which is mypreferred form of construction, an eyelet is obtained possessing greatstrength and durability, for the reason that the radial stitches thereofare separately secured or anchored as against unraveling, and inaddition thereto the line of plain stitches wh'encon'sideredindependently of their function of anchoring ASSIGNOR TO THE WHEELER & V

inner or wearing edge of the eyelet, caused by the laying of the plainstitches, considerably enhances the appearance of the eyelet,

' thus increasing its attractiveness and likewise adding to thecommercial value thereof.

Having thus fully described my invention, what lclairn as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The herein-described seam for sewed arti cles comprising a fabricprovided with a perforation, the edge of which perforation is providedwith a series of contiguous overedgestitches and also provided with aline of plain lock-stitches intersecting and securing saidoveredge-stitches at a point intermediate said perforation and the outerextremity of said overedge-stitches.

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, this 1st day of March, D. 1900.

DONALD NOBLE. ;Witnesses':

A. STEWARD, O. N. WORTHEN.

